resent

re·sent

[ri-zent]
verb (used with object)
to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.

Origin:
1595–1605; < French ressentir to be angry < Old French resentir, equivalent to re- re- + sentir to feel < Latin sentīre; see sense

re·sent·ing·ly, adverb
re·sent·ive, adjective
un·re·sent·ed, adjective
un·re·sent·ing, adjective

begrudge, regret, resent (see synonym study at regret).
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re·send

[ree-send]
verb (used with object), re·sent, re·send·ing.
1.
to send again.
2.
to send back.

Origin:
1545–55; re- + send

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resent (rɪˈzɛnt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
(tr) to feel bitter, indignant, or aggrieved at
 
[C17: from French ressentir, from re- + sentir to feel, from Latin sentīre to perceive; see sense]

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resent
c.1600, from Fr. ressentir "feel pain, regret," from O.Fr. resentir (13c.), from re-, intensive prefix, + sentir "to feel," from L. sentire (see sense).
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